ANybody want this rear wing?
 

I just happened to look over behind a garage the other day as I was driving by, and I saw this wrecked FB with this wing:



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-it is a soft spoiler (can be squeezed). If anybody is interested, I will see what they want for it (if anything), and ship it at cost. I hate to see stuff like this go to waste.

peace
Bryan.:)

that's fugly :puke:

no offense... :p:

Well personal taste is all personal taste. I don't want to put it on my Rex, but I like the no rear spoiler look. Now, if I knew this would help high speed stability, I might consider it even though it looks dated. It deffinitely doesn't look as good as the newer wrap around whaletails, but that is why I posted this- maybe somebody wants it before it gets crushed.:confused: and it looks nothing like the metal biplane wings people put on Civics. :p:

and no offense taken.:D

what rims are on that car?

i see a shinny lip. and black....

yea the wings not my tast either.

Off topic, but how the hell does your thumb bend that way!!! :eek:

Oh, and sorry about the blurred picture. I was on private property after the garage was closed, and I kept getting dirty looks from the neigbors. I am a big target.

Yeah... wtf is up with your thumb?

...all I can say is... never try to thumb a ride from a Greyhound bus.....

Well, I only looked at the driver's side. The front wheel was a standard cross rex mag wheel, and the one you see is a steel wheel with a white wall tire..:wtf1:

I think the wing has potential. Can you see how much they want for it and factor in your time and shipping to 66049?

Thanks

Joe

What else is on there?

I need some working hatch struts..lol I havent had any over a year now..

I got tired of going to 5 diffrent stores in one day and thier books call for a model and when I get it to put on my car...its a totally diffrent design..

Sure - tell me what they want for it. Shipping to 32935

I'll bite, 22306...

Looks like there may be a bit more useful stuff on that car... Appears to be a 1984 or 1985... (Never can tell those apart without looking at the stickers under the hood or the VIN...)

See what else you can find on that car.

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oops, double post.

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Ok, I just went by there, since it is less than I mile from my main house. Dagnabbit!! Digital camera batteries die young.:mad:
Ok tell me what you want photos of.
I looked over car, and here is what I saw:
Has been hit on drivers front corner. Not bad, but pushed rad almost back into engine.
CAR= 144k mile 5 speed GS(84-85) black with grey interior and three rex cross mags and one black steel= two good mags with rough paint(niks) and one has curb rash. Tires shot but hold air.

Rad looked good, but had bondo on 2 inches of top part???

engine, trans. carb , rats nest stock and complete, but coils moved for some reason, and a/c compressor showed rust on belt pulley with no belt- probably bad. I might grab air pump since mine is making noises.

exterior- no skin good except metal sunroof and rear bumper- but both have bad paint but no rust. Sunroof has no headliner.
Rear hatch good and passenger rear triangle window good. Hatch struts hard to pull up, but hold hatch in place. Plastic piece between tails good, but I might grab this. Mirrors excellent. hmm, I might grab th.. oh well. Maybe not if somebody needs them. GS badge good.

interior- both grey buckets looked very good, with one small cig burn on driver's seat. dash good with no cracks. Console gone, stereo and surround gone. Instument bezel good. Storage bins cut-up for speakers. rear destructively removed to pull speakers. Door panels rough (good cloth, but bad viny and trim).. The only thing removed that seems essential is the steering wheel surround and switches.

whew. hope that helps.:)

oh, I have NO experience wish shipping and packaging. So give me time and or advice in shipping parts. :)

its called a hitch hikers thumb. I have one to. It scares the shit out of people though... :bigthumb:

Is the interior a light grey, or a charcoalish color? I wanna replace my maroon dash with black or dark grey.

What do they want for it, and are they open Saturdays? I might make a day trip out of it, if it's worth it.

I will take pics, and check on their hours. I would guess the dark grey.

Have you been breaking in this car on someone's property? Sounds like nobody is there when you are opening it up.... : X

uih oh. You figured out my scheme. I sell used parts at cost to finance my... wait - I ain't makin no money on this.:confused: What am I doin wrong?;)

Dude, the area the FB is in is just 100 feet from the road, and it has no fence or signs to discourage visitors. I am NO thief.

The thumb thing: He's just double-jointed. Both my middle and base thumb knuckle bend that way, as do my base finger joints. When my sargeant used me as a demo to teach judo finger-locks, he had to give up in frustration.

i want the spoiler!
gimme gimme!

-greg

Not to get too off-topic from the thread, but you should check out the latest victoria british mag... they have new hatch struts really cheap from what i remember

Heh, I just found out yesterday that I live 30 mins from Victoria British and work about 10 mins from there.

Gonna stop by the counter today and get a magazine and maybe some struts.

I'm still very interested in the spoiler though.

Joe

I am going to stop by today at lunch to see what they want for the wing. SOunds like more than one person may want it.:confused: And the seats, and the airpump, and the brake booster, and the hatch struts, and the rear end, and the engine, and the trans, and the dashboard, and.....
I may ask what they want for the whole car...
where would I get a float.....:doh:

Jeez, I could have just picked parts off the car by now. But I don't steal. I finally found out who owns those cars, and he is out of town until next week.

XXXXXXXXX UPDATE XXXXXXXXXXX

I just checked again, and the guy who owns the wrecked seven will be back in the morning. Just for sh/ts and giggles, I will stop by there this evening after work and take some pixs of the seats and dash and engine compartment- just in case something there is needed by somebody.
Several people have expressed interest in the wing, and I will try to be fair. I will post info here about it as soon as I can (price and shipping/packaging), then it will be first come first serve (if anybody still wants it. People are fickle these days).:confused:

peace, Bryan.:cool:

i want the seats and door panels.. pm me
-greg

I finally got a chance to look at car in very good sunlight (instead of late evening).
Took some pixs:

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I was able to remove most of the broken glass from the seats to look at them better. They are not torn, but the fabric is firm, and the driver's seat is worn. The driver's window is busted, and letting the elements in- the drivers seat had somuch broken glass in the recline lever, it seemed to stick- maybe some rust? Maybe a good cleaning will make then nice- don't know. Sorry for the blurred pic- I was hurried and it is hard to see the little lcd in the sunlight. The door panels are kinda rough, but the passenger door is actually usable (sorry, picture didn't turn out). The dash is not cracked. The rear strut covers are not cracked (based on what I saw).

ooops, a couple more pixs I forgot:

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If they willing to part it out, I'd be interested in the sunroof if it was rust free. Mine's got some rust, that I'm afraid will cause problems even if repainted. I think rusting on the inside.

And I would expect you to tack on a few bucks for yourself. No one here should expect you to do this for free. My zip is 15640...

OWNER CAN'T PART OUT DUE TO LEGAL RESTRICTIONS.
 

Ok, this is actually a tow company parking lot of mainly abandoned vehicles. He can only sell it whole, not allowed to part it out. He will deliver car to my driveway for 150$(!?). Well, I don't know if I want the car in my driveway, even though I have enough room. He also said that this car was abondoned in an apartment parking lot, so it was driven after being wrecked.:confused: where does that leave the engine? This could have a completely ruined engine if it lost coolant and over heated. But everything looked intact under the hood. He said it has been sitting 3 months. I don't know exactly what I want to do at this point. I already have an extra trans, but the extra rear end could be useful becuase of the miles on mine, but this one still has 144k (if the speedo was still working until the end). I could buy it to rebuild the engine and for extra parts. But I would want to strip everything useful and crush it instead of leaving it in my driveway....
any suggestions?

buy it and youll make over twice back ive sold 4 or 5 parts on mine and made over 300 i paid 150 for my parts car. i will get some stuff off you if you get it!

yeah, I am seriously thinking about it. I am going to need a blower motor (mine makes clicking noise sometimes- prbably birdcage fan missing blades)- assuming this car has a good one. Then I need an air pump, and having an extra engine to mess with would be educational.:D

///update///
 

Well, I purchased the parts car (I want the engine, and a few other parts). The rear wing is off the car (had to cut the rusted bolts- only three were still being used). Somebody offered a few bux + shipping for the wing last week before I purchased the car, and unless they back out then it is sold. If they back out, then I will post updated pixs of the removed wing. I cleaned it with Naptha and sprayed it with some primer I had lying around yesterday so it would be easier to see the surface in pictures.

Any other parts that people are interested in, please feel free to ask. Just because I purchased the parts car doesn't mean I expect much over shipping cost for other parts.

peace, Bryan.:cool:

Is the dash actually cut where the radio would go? I thought the dash was one piece all the way down to around the shifter.

:confused:

I will check. I haven't had to remove or work on the dash yet (a good thing), so I don't know.

Nah, I was judging by the pic. It should be plainly obvious if it's cut.

CUT!:mad:
Sorry, I wasn't trying to mislead anybody. I looked at the top of dash, and didn;t even realize it went down solid along the sides of console. Why did they take a hack saw to a perfect dash?!?!?! Well, what's left is nice if anybody wants it. Again, I am sorry- I was not trying to mislead anybody.:(

You have a PM...

Re: ///update///
 

So its not first ask, first choice on the wing? Thats pretty messed up. You asked if anyone wanted it, I replied 2 times that I did, also was the first one who said they wanted it, and I never heard from you, now, I see that you are selling it to someone else. That just doesn't seem right to me. I guess I am still reserving my judgment until I can see a reply from you.

:confused:

Re: Re: ///update///
 

I am trying to be fair. I received PM's about the wing before I even posted this thread. Then after, and people mentioned on the thread that they were interested. The first PM, well he decided that it wasn't his style. Then everybody wanted it at cost, but I couldn't buy just the wing. One guy PM'd several several times, then he PM'd me with a price(25$)+shipping offer- before I even purchased the parts car. What is fair?:confused: Now that I paid for the car, I must have more than just shipping cost.
I didn't reply to PMs before because I didn't have the wing. I wasn't able to contact the person who owned the wreck until Tuesday of last week, and didn't decide to buy it until Friday. How can I reply and make promises if I don't know myself? I am a nube at this stuff, and in retrospect I shouldn't have posted the wing info/pics until I knew what they cost of the wing would be.
Currently, the guy that wants it may not have enough to pay for the wing and shipping, since PakMail wants over $28 to ship and another $15+tax for the "special box".:confused: I may be able to create a shipping box from some old computer boxes I have, but am not sure if they will accept it.
I have already put some time in the wing that I originally didn't plan to. I cleaned it with naptha and primered it with some left over primer- several cans with a little left of sandable primer. But I noticed yesterday that parts were still sticky. SO I checked the cans- one was not sandable primer.:o: SO I sanded (and am sanding) the primer back off. Sandable primer is the only primer from a can that will work with actual quality auto paint. The only reason I did this was to better show the surface- which has some undulations (small dents?) that will require some surface work to make a shiny paint job loog good. Oh, and I had to cut off the mounting bolt- they were rusted solid with the nuts.

Gotcha. Thanks for the explanation and Pm.

Joe